[Dorset] Introduction
Hi All, Having rejoined the list I figured I ought to say 'Hi'. I'll try and come down to one of the meetings if I can, spare giro funds permitting!!! (time I have plenty of at the mo'!). I'm no Linux guru but I am an ex 3rd line support Telecoms/Applications engineer so if you need any telco stuff answering I'll certainly try :). Do be warned I do get vaguely evangelical pie in the sky ideas about random community IT projects :) Look forward to hearing/meeting you in the future Bryn -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Which distro would you install?
On Thu, 2010-09-23 at 22:29 +0100, Sean Gibbins wrote: > On 23/09/10 22:25, Dan Dart wrote: > >> Let others volunteer to be guinea pigs. :-) > > Oh, me! me! me! Pick me! > > > > I install betas occasionally and see if they're good enough in a VM. > > As soon as they are I use them full time. And make sure everything is > > fixed before release day (submitting bug reports etc) THEN being > > confident of being able to use the stable system. > > VMs are for scaredy-cats - I installed Maverick Meerkat on my desktop a > week or so ago! > > That said, I do daily backups and my desktop machine is hardly what you > would call 'production'. > > Sean > Pah I upgraded to Maverick Meerkat 2 weeks ago on my day to day netbook. It collapsed in a heap and I had to blat it and start again going back to 10.04. I really shouldn't make decisions to do stuff like this at midnight VM's are the future Where else would I run that single app that only runs on windoze ;). Bryn wandering off topic. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Has TBD for next meeting been D'd
On Mon, 2010-09-27 at 14:46 +0100, Peter Merchant wrote: > > > > I saw mention of Wimborne Chess Club the other day, they meet in the > > function room of a pub/restaurant, The Olive Branch. > > > > http://www.wimbornechessclub.org.uk/ > > http://www.hall-woodhouse.co.uk/pubs/pubsearch/pub/?id=141 > > > > (Hall and Woodhouse is who runs the Crown at Blandford.) > > > > But that's Wimborne, not Bournemouth, although it is closer than > > Blandford and probably busable. > > Definitely busable, But the olive Branch is a posh place, and the coffee > was expensive when I was in it last a couple of years ago. The Kings > Head Hotel is in the square in Wimborne, right by the bus stop. > > > > > > Anyway, ideas, suggestions, research, etc., clearly needed by locals. Busable and cheap are some of my primary decision making criteria :) -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
[Dorset] OT (ish) difference between ZIF and LIF connectors
Heyup, OK its OT but i've posted this in various places and got nowhere. So I'll try you lot The HD on my netbook has died a bit of work tells me it's a 1.8" PATA ZIF 5mm 4,800rpm. all cool till you try and buy a replacement out of your limited dole money However I have found 1.8" PATA LIF drives at a reasonable price >From what i can tell ZIF and LIF are just different manufacturers terms for the same connector but of course getting proper tech data out of there sales guys is like chinese water torture (slow and gradually drives you nuts) Anyone know?... Bryn (sent from my netbook thats running antiX off a USB stick for now :-) Never tried it before and liking it!) -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] OT (ish) difference between ZIF and LIF connectors
Hey Si, That all but confirms my thought that ZIF and LIF are the same The most useful thing though was the part number that pointed me to http://www.span.com/product_info.php?products_id=5983 that says that its a suitable replacement for a Tosh MK6038GAL I may finally be winning :-) On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Simon O'Riordan < voluntar...@btopenworld.com> wrote: > Hello Bryn, > take a look at the following link. > It even explains the difference(Zero Insertion Force, Low Insertion > Force). > http://www.codemicro.com/store/product/BP/08K1568/Refurbished > On Thu, 2010-09-30 at 11:08 -0400, Bryn Jones wrote: > > > Heyup, > > > > OK its OT but i've posted this in various places and got nowhere. So > > I'll try you lot > > > > The HD on my netbook has died a bit of work tells me it's a 1.8" PATA > > ZIF 5mm 4,800rpm. all cool till you try and buy a replacement out of > > your limited dole money > > > > However I have found 1.8" PATA LIF drives at a reasonable price > > > > >From what i can tell ZIF and LIF are just different manufacturers terms > for > > the same connector but of course getting proper tech data out of > there > > sales guys is like chinese water torture (slow and gradually drives you > > nuts) > > > > Anyone know?... > > > > Bryn > > (sent from my netbook thats running antiX off a USB stick for now :-) > > Never tried it before and liking it!) > > -- > > Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 > > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa > > > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa > -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] OT (ish) difference between ZIF and LIF connectors
Hey Sean, It's a compaq 702EA of course because it's just out of warranty the lovely folk at HP wont talk to me unless i pay em 15 quid and it appears theyre not that common!. Cheers Bryn (doing 100 things at once!!!) On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Sean Gibbins wrote: > On 30/09/10 16:08, Bryn Jones wrote: > > Anyone know?... > > Hi Bryn, > > I probably know as much as you now, which is that we are discussing Zero > Insertion Force and Low Insertion Force devices, where ZIFs have a > clamping mechanism to secure a good, accurate connection with the cable > and LIFs gently push into to a slot. It /looks/ like the cable is > essentially the same regardless of which type you have, although at this > point I'd add I'm no expert and that conclusion was arrived at by > scanning posts on various forums. > > Perhaps another way to approach this is to ask which netbook we are > discussing? (with a view to seeking out compatible LIF drives for it) > > Sean > > -- > music, film, comics, books, rants and drivel: > > www.funkygibbins.me.uk > > > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa > -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Has TBD for next meeting been D'd
I'll even try and come if it's in Bournemouth :) On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Natalie Hooper < nataliehoo...@virginmedia.com> wrote: > Is it Yellow Buses or Wilts & Dorset buses? > > Unfortunately, I'm new to Bournemouth so I don't know any place to suggest > but Wimborne seems a little too far to rely on public transport in the > evening (after living here for 3 months, the one thing I have learnt as a > bus user is "don't rely on the bus turning up when it should in the > evening"). > > On 30 September 2010 17:07, Dan Wentworth wrote: > > > On 30 September 2010 16:54, Terry Coles wrote: > > > > > On Wednesday 29 Sep 2010, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > > > > Hi Terry, > > > > > > > > > Peter Mrechant wrote: > > > > > > Definitely busable, But the olive Branch is a posh place, and the > > > > > > coffee was expensive when I was in it last a couple of years > ago. > > > > > > The Kings Head Hotel is in the square in Wimborne, right by the > bus > > > > > > stop. > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.kingsheadhotel-wimborne.co.uk/ > > > > > > > > If you've going to be around for a week tonight have you an opinion? > > > > Bournemouth? Wimborne? Blandford Forum? Pick a pub, any pub... > > > > > > I don't know about the frequency of buses to the Kings Head, but it is > a > > > very > > > similar place to the Crown at Blandford. I've used it a few times and > > I'm > > > sure it's worth a try (assuming that the Wi-Fi is OK; they do have it, > I > > > asked). > > > > > > Parking isn't brilliant; it has a car park, but it's quite small. > > However, > > > there are numerous public car parks within a short walk of the place > and > > > they > > > may well be free late evenings (I can't remember, anyone know?). > > > > > > In the end, it's up to the Bournemouth residents. The Bournemouth > meets > > > always had more people who relied on public transport (probably because > > in > > > the > > > west of the county there isn't any public transport worth writing home > > > about > > > anyway). So if you would come to a Bournemouth meet, but not to this > > > venue, > > > please suggest an alternative. > > > > > > Buses from Wimborne to Bournemouth run fairly regularly with the last bus > > back to Bournemouth leaving The Square at 22:15. > > > > Last time I checked the public car parks in Wimborne are free after 6pm. > > > > -- > > Dan Wentworth > > http://phoenixdev.co.uk/ > > -- > > Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 > > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa > > > > > > -- > Google Android, programming and web design at http://www.cogitas.net/blog/ > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa > -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] OT (ish) difference between ZIF and LIF connectors
For anyone that cares!! I got chatting to a dude on EBay that was flogging a cool Compact Flash to ZIF adaptor card So It will be Adapter card + 16GB CF for OS and offloading the swap onto a 2GB SD card "Probably" :) On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Bryn Jones wrote: > Hey Sean, > > It's a compaq 702EA of course because it's just out of warranty the > lovely folk at HP wont talk to me unless i pay em 15 quid and it appears > theyre not that common!. > > Cheers > Bryn > (doing 100 things at once!!!) > > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Sean Gibbins wrote: > >> On 30/09/10 16:08, Bryn Jones wrote: >> > Anyone know?... >> >> Hi Bryn, >> >> I probably know as much as you now, which is that we are discussing Zero >> Insertion Force and Low Insertion Force devices, where ZIFs have a >> clamping mechanism to secure a good, accurate connection with the cable >> and LIFs gently push into to a slot. It /looks/ like the cable is >> essentially the same regardless of which type you have, although at this >> point I'd add I'm no expert and that conclusion was arrived at by >> scanning posts on various forums. >> >> Perhaps another way to approach this is to ask which netbook we are >> discussing? (with a view to seeking out compatible LIF drives for it) >> >> Sean >> >> -- >> music, film, comics, books, rants and drivel: >> >> www.funkygibbins.me.uk >> >> >> -- >> Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 >> Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ >> How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa >> > > -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Bournemouth Pub Meet Tonight, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00.
Yup timing sucks for me also. It'd be rude to leave my house guest for 2 nights out of 4 On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Peter Merchant wrote: > Won't make it tonight. Have been on Grand-daughter duty since 5:45 and > badly need a rest. > > Cheers all, > > P > > On Wed, 2010-10-06 at 11:56 +0100, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > > Hi, > > > > New venue for tonight's pub meet; The Broadway. Go in the main > > entrance, head to the pool tables, look to the left. > > > > If you haven't met us before, a skim through the members page may make > > some faces look familiar. Add your own mugshot if you like. Terry is > > often present and stands out in a crowd. ;-) > > > > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub#the_broadway > > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=members > > > > Feel free to add bus details to the wiki for the location. > > > > Cheers, > > Ralph. > > > > > > -- > > Next meeting: The Broadway, Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 > > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue > > > > > -- > Next meeting: The Broadway, Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue > -- Next meeting: The Broadway, Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
[Dorset] Install day..... Maybe?
Hey all, Someone heard about my pet project (to setup some sort of community resource for computers, bits, bobs and errr a bit o' linuxing action) and suggested doing a 'Linux install workshop'. So this is a sort of call for volunteers (way ahead of actually setting something up of course!) If anyone is up for doing a linux how-to/install/whatever I am and err one other :) I'm sure a bit of asking about could get a venue for free.. I saw the lug had done this a couple of times in the past so it's not breaking new ground!... Well let me know Bryn (running tinycore of a 2GB SD card this week because my genius idea to run off a CF drive didn't quite work.. Hurry up postie with my new HDD!) -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Install day..... Maybe?
On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Robert Bronsdon wrote: > If you are serious about doing this then BUNIX are possibly looking to do > something similar - if there is enough interest. > > We are able to provide facility within the university and hopefully some > budding students! > > I am just wondering if we should/could pool efforts on this one. > > Rob > > -- > Robert Bronsdon > > Yes I am of course serious about both things Are you saying BUNIX is willing to help out with my own harebrained scheme or with an install day?. Bryn -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Install day..... Maybe?
On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Robert Bronsdon wrote: > > On Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:43:04 +0100, Bryn Jones wrote: > >> Are you saying BUNIX is willing to help out with my own harebrained scheme >> or with an install day?. > > On a specific note - the install day. > > I will bring your scheme up at the next BUNIX meet-up though. I'm >sure some > people would be able/willing to help out. Personally I'm >just about to move > even further north all the way to Swindon, so I'd >probably not be much help. > Thanks Rob appreciated -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Microscum
On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 1:05 PM, Simon O'Riordan wrote: > http://www.infowars.com/microsoft-proposes-government-licensing-internet-access/ > -- There's a line in there about the Chinese dismissing a similar idea for being too authoritarian. I like it when M$ makes China look libertarian -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Which distro would you install?
On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Terry Coles wrote: > On Sunday 10 Oct 2010, Simon O'Riordan wrote: >> My upgrade just aborted. > > Downloading has stopped too. I've had no data since around midday. > > I did try bittorrent, but that only gave me about 1 kb/s. > > -- > Terry Coles > 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux > > > -- > Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue > Give it time. Every other Ubuntu geek is trying to get there filthy open source paws on it right now :) -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] WTH?
On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Simon O'Riordan wrote: > My wireless was KO'd at about 45% download. > After switching to wire, and recommencing about 5 times as it kept > aborting, I have reached the end of download and am now installing. > Fingers crossed! > Simono > On Sun, 2010-10-10 at 13:12 +0100, Dan Dart wrote: >> Don't forget the ten seconds! >> Hmmm Ran update-manager -d and was greeted by 'Welcome to the Ubuntu 'Maverick Meerkat' development release' Maybe later. -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] WTH?
On Mon, 2010-10-11 at 16:55 +0100, Simon O'Riordan wrote: > > AIR the Kubuntu installer didn't say anything about plugging in a network > > cable, so we had no internet access until I plugged one in after the first > > boot-up. A definite WTF here I finally got a new HDD for my netbook today Installed 10.10 Had a hissy fit when the evolution setup wizard wasn't scaled to my screen so handy buttons like 'OK' hung somewhere out of sight off the bottom Tab Tab Tab Then I wondered why it was so slow System Monitor Oh look CPU 100%, a mix of Firefox and Software Centre It's settled down now. But it took a fair while and I was doing nothing I'm not overly in love with Unity But then I was starting to get irritable about the previous interface (I've installed Mepis as well to have a play with) Displeased dog seems to think she's more important than my computer She may have a point :s Bryn -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
[Dorset] Evolution mail settings....
Hi, Does anyone know where these are hidden (other than the GUI)... I'm being driven slowly insane trying to change the polling time where I can't see the OK button. Dear Canonical, Lets talk about scaling shall we?. Cheers Bryn -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Evolution mail settings....
Sorted it /stupidmode off On Mon, 2010-10-11 at 21:57 +0100, Bryn Jones wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone know where these are hidden (other than the GUI)... I'm > being driven slowly insane trying to change the polling time where I > can't see the OK button. > > Dear Canonical, Lets talk about scaling shall we?. > > Cheers > Bryn > -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Evolution mail settings....
On Mon, 2010-10-11 at 22:09 +0100, Robert Bronsdon wrote: > On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:57:02 +0100, Bryn Jones > wrote: > > > Dear Canonical, Lets talk about scaling shall we?. > > Is this a problem where the resolution is being picked up wrong or where > the window is running off screen. > > If your resolution is set wrong then that should be the fist fix. > The resolution is fine Just the window running off screen But there's a. n. other mail settings GUI That does work in the way I would have designed it (with proper scroll bars.) Easy enough just a minor irritation -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Evolution mail settings....
On Mon, 2010-10-11 at 22:22 +0100, Andrew Morgan wrote: > On 11/10/10 22:10, Bryn Jones wrote: > > The resolution is fine > > Just the window running off screen > > > > In Ubuntu/Gnome there are some useful mouse + keyboard combinations: Alt > + left button to move a window, Alt + middle button to resize a window. > I didn't know that. But This is a fixed size GUI same issue in vinagre... Minor irritation to me Major issue imho for new users -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] 10 Things I'd change in linux
On Tue, 2010-11-02 at 18:20 +, Sean Gibbins wrote: > > Leading on from that, one more (hopefully pertinent) question: why does > Linux need to change beyond the continuous improvement we already see? > I'll qualify that further by asking anyone answering it to step back > from this release or that particular release and ponder it over, say, > the last five years and several distributions. > > Sean > OK I'll bite Linux has quietly been becoming more 'user' friendly over the past few years, but it's not there yet as a 'normal user desktop'. Let me clarify this - it is for 'me', and I actively promote it amongst my social group and when I was working would slip the odd Linux server in where I could (bearing in mind that for the past x years I worked for windoze software houses) When I say it's not there 'yet' a huge part of this is users not being exposed to Linux. An image issue... I had one guy who whinged constantly about pidgin but shut up when I installed aMSN, the issue? well from what I could tell it was just that it looked different to the MSN Messenger interface he knew These days I can install various distro's on most hardware without having to scratch my head over drivers. But for example Meego which is run by the Linux Foundation, Nokia and others and designed for Netbooks and mobile devices does not ship with the drivers for 'my' netbook's WiFi Yeah 'I' could sort that out... But it would have stumped a 'new' user. If say for example in *buntu I want to change the default application for another I need to know where that new application is in the file system It does not intuitively provide the application as an option or for example, when I fire that application up it does not ask an appropriate question 'Do you want to associate this application to X'. Again not an issue for me but it's been a niggle for a user... I am evangelical about Linux, because it's Open Source, It's community based, because I dislike M$'s licensing, because I'm bloody minded and I love convincing people to use Asterisk rather than spending £££'s on a new PBX, and I really enjoyed the state of confusion that one of my 'clients' had when I explained he didn't have to pay for the bit of 'Dark Magic' software that saved him a day a week's work Whoah I just kinda ranted and made limited sense and wandered way off what I planned to say!!!... Oh well Bryn -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Possible Bournemouth Meeting place
On Sun, 2010-11-07 at 14:49 +, C A Wills wrote: > On 07/11/10 12:36, Robert Bronsdon wrote: > > On Sun, 07 Nov 2010 12:22:14 -, C A Wills > > wrote: > > Two penneth. Not really 'doable' for me Hike across not so sunny Parkstone Bus, Bus, Pub, Bus, Bus, Walk (lazy?)... -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Network analysis tools
Hey Brian, The one I like is wireshark (whether there's still an open source version I dunno), multiprotocol and with ao feature I just loved... it could umm unencode SIP packets back to a wav file... I like stuff like that :). Oh how I miss rocking up to site with my protocol analyzer to shred someones DPNSS implementation :) Bryn On 10 Nov 2010 16:04, "Brian Masterman" wrote: Hi all, I don't know what anyone has said up to now about network analysis, but I have only just discovered 'etherape' and just needed to rave about it. I used to write network analysis tools for X25 when I worked for Plessey and always planned to write something like this but never got round to it. Brian Masterman -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Fwd: Wifi Broadband...
On Sun, 2011-01-30 at 20:29 +, Peter Merchant wrote: > On Sun, 2011-01-30 at 14:35 +, chris.b.c...@ntlworld.com wrote: > > hi > > > > This was forwarded by my son the other day. > > > > Best Wishes > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > -- Forwarded Message -- > > > > Subject: Wifi Broadband... > > > > coming to corfe mullen/broadstone in March > > > > http://www.simplybroadband.biz/ > > > > > Hmmm. Been having a look around it. Not much info on the site. I wonder > if it is WiMAX or equivalent, because it certainly isn't copper or > fibre. > > Peter > Hi Peter, If memory serves me (and on this occasion I think it does) this is being run by c4l (who are I believe are also reselling fibre connectivity from fibrecity) Their website may have more info. Cheers Bryn -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-02-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Nokia announcement
On Fri, 2011-02-11 at 18:01 +, John Carlyle-Clarke wrote: > On 11/02/11 14:02, Terry Coles wrote: > > On Friday 11 Feb 2011, Terry Coles wrote: > >> How are the mighty fallen! Nokia have been the leading phone provider ever > >> since there were mobiles, (certainly in Europe). They missed the boat on > >> Smartphones, because they stayed with Symbian, but they had a chance to > >> catch up with MeeGo. > > > > Even the Beeb doubt if the marriage will work: > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/2011/02/is_the_nokiamicrosoft_horse_a.html > > > >> 1. There are hardly any Apps yet. > >> 2. The system uses data even when it's switched off (probably fixed now, > >> but T-Mobile are still arguing with MS about that). > >> 3. The SD card can't be removed. > > > > Just in case you doubt this, look at the comments in the above link. > > > > > > c.f http://blog.cocoia.com/2011/hp-webos-event-roundup/ > > Another competitor enters the ring (potentially, at least) and their > offering looks pretty good. WebOS is based on the Linux kernel, but the > rest is closed source as far as I know. > > MeeGo also incorporates Moblin, and Intel are still supporting that > project for now, so we may yet see it on cheaper netbooks to compete > with Chrome OS and or WebOS. > Yeah the WebOS stuff is interesting It's major shortfall for me is that only o2 are selling the mobiles in the UK. I've been wondering what was going on with Meego for a bit, given it's backers it seemed to be moving very slowly, while google were ripping on with Android (though Chrome OS iirc has missed a fair few project milestones...) Samsung have something called Bada which I haven't really looked at but it can use a Linux kernel Nokia's decision seems strange to me in that they are tying themselves closely to M$ when IMO the rest of the market bar Apple are seemingly hedging there bets by offering devices with varying OS's It smells odd. But I have an awful sense of smell :) -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Wednesday 2011-03-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
